Tree Stump

QuestionHi - I removed three fairly large shrubs from the front of my house leaving the stumps at soil level. I was not planning on having them removed but wanted to know if theres anything I should do to trea

purple plum.....almost no leaves

QuestionWe have 3 flowering purple leaf plum trees, all planted last spring. This spring 2 bloomed and leafed out beautifully, one did not bloom & the leaves are on the lower half of the tree closes to the trunk and

Catawba tree/worms

QuestionI am interested in obtaining/planting a catawba tree at my lake home in central Arkansas. I specifically want the tree for the worms (for fishing). At what age do the trees bear worms? I re

Evergreens

QuestionWe planted 2 pine trees a couple of weeks ago and they arent looking so hot. The new growth looks very dry as does the rest of the tree. Now we have been watering them daily and they were fertili

WHITE DOGWOOD TREE

QuestionOUR DOGWOOD TREE IS 8 YRS. OLD. FOR THREE SUMMERS WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY FLOWERS AS PREVOUSLY DONE. WHAT ARNT WE DOING. THANK YOU AnswerMary, I do not know you have been doing to be able to tell you what you

tree for my front yard?

QuestionI was wondering if maybe you might be able to help me. We built our home last summer and now I am looking to make it look a little more like a home, than a house. Currently there are no trees in

Weeping Cherry Stunted

QuestionI have a ten year old Weeping Cherry that, for the first time this year, did little in budding; that is, buds had formed, but neither leaves nor blossoms have come from them thus far, despite the other two c

cedsr tree problem

Question-------------------------If we had the top diseased portion cut out and removed, would the tree live or should we plan on having the whole tree removed? Followup To Question - I have a large cedar in my b

Best care & feeding of new 18 high Myer Lemon tree,

QuestionI have it in a semi-large clay pot (about 18 inches high with drainage) with miracle-gro potting soil. How often should I water it and what should I feed it and how often. And should I transplant it to a big

Habiscus tree

QuestionLast weekend we bought a braided trunk Habiscus tree, and planted it in a planter on our deck. Every night there seem to be more and more small caterpillar/worm type things in the soil. We flick

adding soil to tree trunks

QuestionWe have several large trees (20 to 30 feet tall), mostly oaks, in our front yard. We need to add soil to level off the yard, which would mean covering up to 2 feet of the tree trunks with new top soil.

Tree root problem

QuestionI have a large Redwood (I think) tree that is on my neighbors property, but is right up against my fence. The tree is great, provides shade, and is about 150 ft. tall, trunk is probably 6 in diameter. I

My Lindonberry Tree

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have a lindonberry tree that is very healthy and bears alot of lindonberries. I am moving and want to try and grow this tree at my new house.  

New tree growth

QuestionHi, About nine months ago my mother bought three trees and had them planted in her yard. A Chinese Elm and two Ficus trees. I had been takeing care of them for her and she saw me mix some Miracle

oak wilt

QuestionWe have a large oak tree that stands about 45 tall and it is dropping its leaves very slowly beginning from the top. We think it is probably a disease called oak wilt. We are hoping that there mi

Sucker growth on Yoshino Cherry

QuestionI planted 3 Yoshino cherries about 6 years ago in the back of my yard. In the last year two of the trees have started to have branches emerge at the base of the tree. One of those appears to have

Care of Young Tree

QuestionI live in SE Michigan and a month ago purchased and planted a maple tree. I dug a hole twice the size of the pot the tree came in and mixed in a lot of organic soil with the clay from the yard. R

Should we keep the Maple Tree?

QuestionFor at least the last 5-7 years we have had our house and tree sprayed (not every year therein) for carpenter ants. The electric company came to my door to tell me when they were trimming our maple tree, the

sickly kousa dogwood

QuestionI purchased a kousa dogwood the first of June. I thought it looked a little weak, but it was the only one available at the nursery from which I bought it, and it came with a year guarantee. I dug

Tree & Lightning Problem

QuestionHi, I live in southeast Michigan, near Detroit, and have two Russian olive trees in my backyard (along with several pines, a purple beech, a honey locust, a Chinese elm and more bushes and hedges than you ca